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M1.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-04 16:04:16 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 4, 2025 at 16:04 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 6 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 85 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.4.

Details

ID
ba33d19bd1c5207f68e8033687dcb8adfd295ea8
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
5.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-04 16:04:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.90830, 36.66740
Temperature
14.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.8 km
Shallow
5.8 km
5.8 km — close to the regional average (8.6 km)
Regional average: 8.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    48.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 70 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

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